MIAMI (Oktober 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5ke- St. Gym in South Beach, where he once visited as a teenager to learn and now trains fighters out of six days a week.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Sebagai peninju amatur, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5ke- St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto dan Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo dan Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar berkata. “Sekarang, I find myself working out of the 5ke- St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Setiap hari, you never know who is going to walk through the doors there. It’s been one of the best boxing gyms in the world for more than 50 tahun. From the days dating back to Muhammad Ali, fighters have been attracted to this gym because of its rich history and great sparring, as well as to the area with South Beach’s restaurants, clubs and beach. The warm, humid weather also makes it easier for fighters to lose weight running and training.
“(Owner) Dino Spencer is carrying on the 5ke- St. Gym’s tradition. Everyday I’m there is exciting for me. Mixed ethnic groups train there and it’s a magnet for talent. There’s sparring three days a week – I call it Spar-a-rama – and everybody’s welcome to challenge themselves. The sparring is better than a lot of TV fights.
“5ke- St. Gym trainer Guy Laieta had been trying to convince me to join the team for the last five years. I spoke to Dino on several occasions, expressing my desire to train fighters out of the 5ke- St. Gim. He said, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5ke- St. Gym today has a lot to do with ownership. Dino has a passion for boxing and he is very hospitable, which trickles down to his staff and fighters. Good vibes all of the time!”
Cuellar left for Las Vegas in 1976 dan, after he realized that being a boxer wasn’t in his best interest, he started training fighters there in 1981 out of Johnny Garcia’s Gym. A year later, he shifted his base Brooklyn and started training fighters out of another boxing icon, Gim Gleason ini. Dalam 2000, he resettled in Miami.
Best known as world light heavyweight champion the head trainer of Glen Johnson, Cuellar also worked with future champions such as Nicolas Walters, Rances Barthelemy dan Erslandy Lara, serta Luis Franco, aaron Davis dan Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Hari ini, he’s the chief second for several top fighters including Antonio Tarver.
Recognized throughout boxing as a superior teacher, Cuellar’s success is mostly attributed to his training of fighters on an individual basis, focusing on their personal needs rather than giving all fighters the same instructions and attention.
“Each fighter needs personal and specific work to complement their God-given talents,” Cuellar explained. “You can’t teach all fighters the same way. I specialize on what I call old school meets new school. Old school was upfront and personal to go 15 pusingan, new school is about throwing more punches, more foot movement and fighting from the outside. I teach doffense: defense + offense. Punches aren’t vitamins, none should be taken. Boxing is little more than a battle of reflexes; one fighters versus another, but the real trick is how the fighter uses his reflexes. I teach my fighters how to turn the ring apron into a minefield.”
Boxing has played a huge role in Cuellar’s life. Back in the 5ke- St. Gym is just another chapter in his unique life.
“I live through my fighters,” Cuellar concluded. “Every victory is my proudest moment. There are no big or little victories, every win is a happy moment because of all the hard work and sacrifices me and my fighter made during training camp.”
Orlando Cuellar is thrilled to have gone back to the future.
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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPS JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., WINS BY 9TH-ROUND TKO AT STUBHUB CENTER
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. ANDRZEJ FONFARA AMIR IMAM vs. WALTER CASTILLO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & PHOTOS
Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING® Live On Showtime® Sabtu, April 18, (10 petang. DAN/7 petang. PT)
From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 petang. ET / PT
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Photo Kredit: Ester Lin / Showtime
Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
AMIR LOVE: 140 Pounds
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pounds
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES flores: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pounds
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ paun
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, pertarungan kelas berat ringan 12 pusingan yang dipromosikan bersama oleh Goossen Promosi dan Promosi Chavez yang berlaku di StubHub Center di Carson, Calif. dan akan disiarkan pada Showtime (10 petang. DAN/7 petang. PT). Sekiranya bersama utama yang, Amir Imam menghadapi Walter Castillo dalam 10 pusingan jr. pertunjukan kelas welter. The Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING siaran juga boleh didapati dalam Bahasa Sepanyol melalui pengaturcaraan audio kedua (SAP).
Tiket untuk acara tersebut berharga $200, $150, $100, $50 dan $25, ditambah cukai yang dikenakan, yuran dan caj perkhidmatan, boleh dibeli secara dalam talian di AXS.com.
Untuk maklumat lanjut, layari www.sports.sho.com, ikuti di Twitter diSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter DanSwanson_Comm, ikuti perbualan menggunakan #ChavezFonfara, menjadi peminat di Facebook di www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing atau melawat Blog Showtime Tinju dihttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, AMIR IMAM VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. MENCARI MEMBUAT PERNYATAAN YANG BAIK APABILA DIA MENGEMBALIKAN KE CABARAN PADA SABTU, APRIL 18 DI PUSAT STUBHUB LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
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INTERIM 122-POUND WORLD CHAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISIKO TAJUKNYA TERHADAP BANJIR MOBANG YANG TIDAK HINGGA, APRIL 18 LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME®
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UNDEFEATED 140-POUND CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE WALTER CASTILLO IN CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-FEATURE APRIL 18 ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
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SHOWTIME Sports® Award-Winning Series Returns With “ALL ACCESS: Chavez”; One-Episode Special Premieres This Friday, April 10 on SHOWTIME®
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, April 18, hidup pada Showtime
VIDEO PREVIEW LINK: http://s.sho.com/1c5cLDQ
“I had a hard life so yes, I am angry with him.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
“I had all Mexico and the world at my feet at that time. But it still didn’t fill the void…So what was it that I looked for? The easiest and stupidest things…drugs and alcohol.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.
NEW YORK (April 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Siri yang memenangi anugerah SEMUA AKSES returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara pada Sabtu, April 18, hidup pada Showtime (10 petang. DAN/ 7 petang. PT) daripada StubHub Pusat di Carson, Calif.
SEMUA AKSES: Chavez perdana Jumaat, April 10, dengan serta-merta berikutan hidup ShoBox: Generasi Baru tripleheader at 10 petang. DAN/PT.
SEMUA AKSES: Chavez is written and reported by SHOWTIME Sports contributor Mark Kriegel. Author of acclaimed biographies “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” and “Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich,” Kriegel has long focused on the conflicts and complexities that beset fathers and sons in sports.
With unprecedented access to the young star–Mexico’s first and only middleweight world champion–and his famous father, SEMUA AKSESuncovers the stormy yet loving relationship between Junior and his legendary father.
No question remains unanswered in a series of interviews at Junior’s high-altitude camp in Lake Tahoe, where his father once trained. What was it like to grow up as the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter? What price does a fighter pay for drugs and alcohol? And what does it do to his family?
Only the ending remains in doubt: Is Junior being punished for the sins of his father, or is he doomed to repeat them?
“Fame can be a disease, like addiction,” says Kriegel. “And this family has battled both. Junior and Senior weren’t merely candid. They were confessional. Dan, Saya rasa, courageous, too.”
Dengan SEMUA AKSES cameras entrenched in camp, viewers will meet three generations of Mexico’s most famous fighting family as the 29-year-old Junior navigates a crossroads of his career.
SEMUA AKSES: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. SEMUA AKSES will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime ANYTIME® dan dalam talian diSHO.com/Sports.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., dan akan disiarkan secara langsung di Showtime (10 petang. DAN/7 petang. PT). The Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING siaran juga boleh didapati dalam Bahasa Sepanyol melalui pengaturcaraan audio kedua (SAP).
Tiket untuk acara, yang bersama-dipromosikan oleh Promosi Goossen dan Chavez Promosi, berharga $200, $150, $100, $50 dan $25, ditambah cukai yang dikenakan, yuran dan caj perkhidmatan, mula dijual hari ini di 12 petang. PT and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr-Andrzej FONFARA MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSKRIP
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Superstar Mexico, Julio Cesar Chavez JR. PULANGAN KEPADA RING TERHADAP penengkar MENARIK Andrzej FONFARA AT STUBHUB PUSAT DALAM CARSON, Calif.
Chavez Jr. Membuat Showtime® Debut Sabtu, April 18,
Live Pada 10 petang. DAN/ 7 petang. PT
Tiket Pergi Yang Dijual Pada Hari ini 12 Kepala kantor pos. PT!
CARSON, Calif. (Mac 9, 2015) - Kepulangan Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOs) datang kepada StubHub Pusat di Carson, Calif., padaSabtu April 18 sebagai superstar Mexico menjadikan beliau Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING® debut terhadap penengkar menarik Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOs) dalam 12 pusingan pertarungan kelas berat ringan, hidup padaShowtime (10 petang. DAN/ 7 petang. PT).
Tiket untuk acara, yang bersama-dipromosikan oleh Promosi Goossen dan Chavez Promosi, berharga $200, $150, $100, $50 dan $25, ditambah cukai yang dikenakan, yuran dan caj perkhidmatan, mula dijual hari ini di 12 petang. PT dan boleh diperolehi dalam talian di AXS.com.
"Saya teruja untuk kembali di gelanggang dan mengingatkan semua orang bahawa saya merupakan salah seorang pejuang terbaik di dunia,"Kata Chavez Jr. "Saya mempunyai ujian sukar padaApril 18, tetapi saya akan lulus dengan cemerlang dan saya berharap untuk mengambil mana-mana pencabar selepas itu. "
"Ini merupakan satu lagi peluang yang baik untuk saya dan saya sangat berterima kasih untuk memilikinya,"Kata Fonfara. "Saya telah berada di sana dengan pejuang terbaik di dunia dan seperti biasa saya akan cuba untuk memakai menunjukkan untuk peminat dan berjalan meraih kejayaan."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. dan Andrzej Fonfara adalah dua daripada peninju menumbuk paling sukar dalam sukan” berkata Tom Brown daripada Goossen Promosi. “Perjuangan ini akan menjadi pertempuran epik wasiat dan akan menambah bab lain kepada senarai panjang pergaduhan cemerlang yang telah berlaku di Pusat StubHub.”
"Sebagai peminat perjuangan, Saya suka menonton Julio perjuangan. Sebagai eksekutif rangkaian, Saya gembira untuk dia membuat debut Showtime di atas April 18,"KataStephen Espinoza, Naib Presiden Eksekutif & Pengurus Besar, Showtime Sukan. "Julio adalah salah satu peninju yang paling menarik dan popular dalam sukan hari ini, dan dengan pasukan baru di belakangnya, kami menjangka perkara-perkara besar daripadanya dalam 2015. Tetapi Andrzej Fonfara adalah ujian sebenar, dan dia membuktikan dia tidak takut dengan mana-mana pihak lawan. "
Anak tertua legenda Julio Cesar Chavez, yang berusia 29 tahun itu yang juga bekas juara dunia middleweight mencari untuk mendapatkan dirinya lagi pukulan gelaran dunia. Dilahirkan di Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Chavez Jr. menjadi pro dalam 2003 dan memenangi pertamanya 23 pergaduhan. Cacat cela pertamanya telah menyerang Carlos Molina, yang dia berjuang untuk seri di 2005, sebelum kembali ke memukulnya dua bulan kemudian. Selepas berjalan rekod untuk 41-0-1, beliau mendapat pukulan middleweight tajuk dunia terhadap Sebastian Zbik, yang dimenangi oleh keputusan majoriti. Dia akan pergi untuk berjaya mempertahankan tali pinggang beliau terhadap Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio dan Andy Lee sebelum kehilangan suatu keputusan 2012 kepada Sergio Martinez. Baru-baru ini Chavez Jr. pencabar lasak dikalahkan Bryan Vera dua kali, pertama dalam 2013 dan sekali lagi pada mereka 2014 perlawanan semula.
Dilahirkan di Warsaw, Poland dan berjuang daripada Chicago, Fonfara adalah lewat-kesalahan besar yang telah meletakkan bersama rentetan persembahan yang mengagumkan baru-baru ini. Tahun lepas, yang berusia 27 tahun berjuang lineal cahaya juara dunia kelas berat Adonis Stevenson untuk 12 pusingan yang sukar dan walaupun menjatuhkan keputusan, dia kagum banyak peminat dengan batu-batu kecil dan penentuannya. Kemenangan ke atas juara dunia bekas Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson dan Gabriel Campillo, Fonfara itu kemenangan yang paling baru-baru ini datang pada bulan November 2014 ketika dia dikuasai Doudou Ngumbu di rumahnya angkat Chicago, pendapatan dia peluang ini terhadap Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, adalah pertarungan 12 pusingan yang berlaku di StubHub Center di Carson, Calif. dan akan disiarkan pada Showtime (10 petang. DAN/7 petang. PT). The Showtime KEJOHANAN BOXING siaran juga boleh didapati dalam Bahasa Sepanyol melalui pengaturcaraan audio kedua (SAP).
Untuk maklumat lanjut, layari www.sports.sho.com, ikuti di Twitter diSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter DanSwanson_Comm, ikuti perbualan menggunakan #ChavezFonfara, menjadi peminat di Facebook di www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing atau melawat Blog Showtime Tinju di http://theboxingblog.sho.com.